Tag: World
Trudeau to attend Francophonie summit in France. What’s on the agenda?
The shadow of a wider conflict in the Middle East will likely loom large over the meeting of French-speaking countries in France.
7 Hezbollah affiliates killed in rare Israeli strike on central Beirut
Israel has been pounding areas of Lebanon where the militant group Hezbollah has a strong presence since late September, but has rarely struck in the heart of the capital.
‘Hearts in our throats’: Conflict in the Middle East impacts Manitoba communities
Almost one year after Hamas' attack on Israel, conflict in the Middle East continues to escalate, the impacts being felt even in Manitoba communities.
Does Iran want war? After latest Israel attack, here’s what may come next
Iran has said any response from Israel would be met with "stronger and more powerful" retaliation in kind, raising questions about where the tit-for-tat leads.
Israel says 8 troops killed amid ground incursion into Lebanon
Israel's ground incursion into Lebanon to battle Hezbollah militants left eight Israeli soldiers dead Wednesday, while the region braced for further escalation.
‘One in a million’: Woman pregnant in 2 uteruses gives birth to twins
The woman with two uteruses gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl.
UN chief urges end to ‘tit for tat’ Middle East violence after Iran attack on Israel
Earlier on Wednesday, Israel's foreign minister said he was barring Guterres from entering the country because he had not "unequivocally" condemned Iran's missile attack on Israel.
As Middle East tensions flare, Canadian police brace for potential unrest
Toronto police Chief Myron Demkiw said emotions were 'running high' in the city ahead of the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks.
WWII-era U.S. bomb explodes at Japanese airport, leaving crater in runway
More than 80 flights were cancelled at Miyazaki Airport after an unexploded Second World War-era American bombshell detonated.
Leave Lebanon now, Ottawa urges as most decline offer of seats on flights
Roughly 300 Canadians have left Lebanon on government-charted flights from Beirut to Istanbul, a Global Affairs Canada official said. Three more flights are scheduled this week.
Julian Assange says he ‘pleaded guilty to journalism’ in 1st remarks since being freed
Julian Assange returned to his home country Australia in June after a deal was struck for his release which saw him plead guilty to violating U.S. espionage law.
More than 20 people, many children, dead after school bus fire in Thailand
Video and images from the devastating bus fire show rescuers surrounding the scorched vehicle as it lay under an overpass near the country's capital, Bangkok.
Russian jet zips ‘a few feet’ past U.S. plane in ‘escalating aggression,’ senator says
The commander of NORAD slammed the Russian pilot's actions as 'unsafe' and 'unprofessional.'
U.S. says Iran plans missile launch ‘imminently’ against Israel
The potential attack would mark the latest escalation between the two countries and comes after Israel began a ground incursion in Lebanon against Iran-backed Hezbollah.
How Canada and other countries are planning Lebanon evacuations
Western nations are updating contingency plans for organizing evacuations from Lebanon after a sharp escalation in border warfare between Israel and the Hezbollah group.
